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Re:El Salvador abandons Bitcoin as legal tender after failed... by throw_pm23 on Monday February 03, 2025 @07:49PM (#42925790)
Why do they need an IMF loan? (that's typically a sign of the economy not doing great)
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Re:El Salvador abandons Bitcoin as legal tender after failed... by olalonde on Monday February 03, 2025 @10:52PM (#42927665)
They've needed IMF loans for decades, this is unrelated to Bitcoin: https://www.imf.org/external/np/fin/tad/extarr2.aspx?memberK...
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Re:El Salvador abandons Bitcoin as legal tender after failed... by bbbbq on Tuesday February 04, 2025 @01:07AM (#42928646)
Not every country has the esteemed ability to print the world's own reserve currency.
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